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3 Using the Camcorder
3.1 Recording Videos
3.1.1 Record videos while driving
When the vehicle engine starts up and the Automatic Record function is
enabled, the camcorder automatically turns on and starts recording.
Recording will automatically stop when the engine is switched off.
Or, press the button to stop recording manually.
Note:
On some cars, the recording will continue when the engine is switched off.
With some vehicle models, the automatic power up and off feature of this car
camcorder will not function because the cigarette lighter/power socket is not linked
to the ignition system.
To work around this issue, please do one of the following:
- Manually turn on or off the cigarette lighter/power socket if this is possible with your
vehicle model.
- Manually plug in the power adapter into the socket to turn on the car camcorder and
unplug from the socket to turn off the car camcorder.
3.1.2 Emergency Recording
During normal video recording, press the
button to begin emergency recording
mode.
The “Emergency” message will be
displayed immediately on the upper left
corner of the screen, and the recorded file
will be
contiuous and protected
from
being overwritten.
To stop the recording, press the button.
Note:
1. If the Collision Detection function is enabled and a collision is detected, the
camcorder will automatically trigger the emergency recording feature.
2. The emergency recording file is created as a new file, which will be protected to
avoid being overwritten by normal loop recording. A 4 GB memory card can save up
to 5 emergency video files, and 8 GB (or above) memory card can save up to 10
emergency video files. The alert message of “Emergency files are full” will pop up on
the screen when the emergency recording files are full, and the oldest emergency
file will be automatically deleted when a new emergency recording file is created.